Bayern haven’t given up on signing Wirtz yet | OneFootball

The transfer of Florian Wirtz to FC Liverpool was a bitter defeat for FC Bayern. For months, the Munich team had intensely courted the national player, ready to go beyond their own financial pain thresholds - in the end, however, Wirtz chose the Premier League. For many, it seemed the chapter was closed. But Karl-Heinz Rummenigge makes it clear: they are not yet ready to completely write off the offensive star in Munich.

The former CEO spoke in an interview with the Münchner Merkur about the missed signing. "Florian Wirtz would have fit very well with FC Bayern. And I also believe that it would have been better for him personally if he had made the move to Munich and not to Liverpool," Rummenigge explained.

Wirtz in Liverpool without breakthrough

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So far, the move has not paid off for Wirtz in sporting terms. In the Premier League, he is still waiting for his first goal involvement, and most recently he was not in the Reds' starting line-up for the first time. Despite the long-term contract until 2030, the midfielder has not yet found the role that was envisaged for him at Liverpool.

Rummenigge, who described Wirtz as the best German player, emphasized: "We respect his decision, but I regret it a little, because he would have fit exactly into FC Bayern's prey scheme: We always want to sign the best German players. Maybe he will think about it again someday."

Bayern keeps the door open

That Wirtz did not move to Munich last summer, was a bitter setback for Bayern - but the interest has not completely faded. Rummenigge's words show that the Munich team is not giving up on the dream of signing him.

A transfer in the near future is unlikely given the long-term contract with the Reds. But the door remains at least symbolically open.

Bayern will closely monitor how the German national player develops in England - and whether an opportunity arises for them at some point.

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